The Portland daily press., 1887-11-24
BRIEF JorTlNcs.

NO PAPER WILL BE ISSUED FROM THIS
OFFICE TOMORROW.
Cold, raw and disagreeable yesterday, and
with rain in the afternoon.
Rines Brothers store will be closed
Thanksgiving Day, and SO will Owen,
Moore & Co.'s.
Fire alarm box 3S has been changed from
the corner of Grove and Congress to the cor
ner of Vaughan and Congress. .
Vincent Chautauqua Circlelwill meet Fri
day evening with DR.. Way, corner Of Cum
berland and Pearl streets.
The Charity Ball." to come off during the
holidays promises to be more successful
than ever before.
The schooner Irene, from Montague,
Prince Edward Island, has arrived here
with a load of about 1000 bushels of potatoes
The Rev. Henry Blanchard will deliver a
sermon next Sunday evening on "a Frater-
nal response to the fraternal sermon of Rev.
DR.. Fem. on the Uniyersalism of Today"
A new electric light has been placed on
the corner of Gilman and Congress streets,
also one at the corner of Cumberland and
Paris streets.
The covering of the new Jose Block on
Exchange street was taken down yesterday
morning revealing one OF the handsomest
buildings in the city.
The stock of turkeys and chickens, brought
in yesterday was light and of no better quail
ity than that of Tuesday. Prices were UNI
changed from those we had already quoted.
This afternoon the Portland Turnverein
will be open to visitors from until 6 o'clock.
The public are cordially invited to inspect
the workings of this institution.
Charles ii. Wood, the burglar who entered
Harris, Gage 81 Tolman's store, has been
identified, the police say. with the burglaries
at McLaughlin's, and at Sawyer's shoe shop.
There will be a meeting of the st. An
drews Society at their rooms tomorrow, Fri
day, evening at 8 o'clock, in City Building
| for the election of officers.
Judge Gould has suggested that the rela-
tives of Captain Foss who is considered in
sane, make arrangements for the captain to
live away from the family and the sugges-
ton will be followed.
A little boy, son of Mrs. Green of Green
street, was robbed Tuesday of five dollar
bill-with which he had been sent to a store
to buy goods-by man who met him on
the street.
Thieves stole three turkeys and few
chickens Thursday night from Rounds
grocery store on the corner of Oxford streets.
A lady opposite saw the turkeys stolen, but
the thieves escaped before an alarm could be
given.
The Diamond Island Association has re-
newed for five years TIE lease of that portion
of the island owned by the Deering heirs,
and has sub-leased it to Mr.. Irishsof Buckfeld,
who will succeed Mr.. Thurlow as manager of
the farm.
All the ladies who are willing to help in
carrying ON the work of the Woman's Work
room this winter are earnestly requested to
meet tomorrow, Friday, November 18th, at
p. M, at Mrs. ]. p. Bakers, No. 81 Deering
street.
The joint special committee to whom was
referred the petition of John T. Hull that
the city subscribe for thirty copies of vol
ume second of the York Records, at So a
copy,:has voted to so recommend to the City
| Council.
The schooner Abbie ingalls,, Captain G. I.
Kelley, made quick voyage from New
York to this port. The vessel left Amboy,
New York, last Sunday night and arrived at
Ulion wharf, this city, yesterday morning.
The voyage from harbor to harbor was
made in 60 hours.
The vessels of the fishing fleet were nearly
all in port last night and large amount of
fish was landed. Up to Up. m. over 100000
pounds had been received and many vessels
had not then unloaded. The fishermen came
in to spend Thanksgiving and many were
seen carrying large baskets of good things to
their vaeeeIe